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From: "Mikhail T." <mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com>
Subject: Re: How to fork a file (git cp ?)
Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 15:17:32 -0400
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On 04.05.2011 14:22, Johannes Sixt wrote:
> You just cp the file and git add it. But you will not be able to follow
> a history of the file.
Thank you for the information...

So, is this something worth adding to the wishlist, or was it omitted on purpose 
(and which purpose was that, then)?

Yours,

    -mi